A Christmas Carol
Videos to watch:
 http://vidaru.com/looney-tunes-bugs-bunny39s-christmascarol/29903974
o Bugs Bunny version
 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmq7ql_1983-mickey-schristmas-carol_shortfilms
o Mickey mouse version
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation.shtml A short
biography of Charles Dickens from BBC
Character List – Mickey Mouse
Ebenezer Scrooge
 Cruel and selfish
 Hates Christmas
 Greedy – All he cares about is money and his business
Bob Cratchit
 Kind and caring
 Works for Scrooge
 Father of Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim
 Bob Cratchit’s son
 Crippled from birth
 Happy and loving
Jacob Marley
 Scrooge’s former partner who is now dead
 Appears to Scrooge as a ghost in chains to warn him about his
greediness
 Tells Scrooge about the rest of the ghosts that are coming
The ghost of Christmas past
 Shows Scrooge memories of his past Christmases
 Reminds Scrooge that he used to enjoy Christmas
The Ghost of Christmas past
 Shows Scrooge other people enjoying the present day Christmas
 Opens Scrooge’s eyes to the lives of the people around him
The Ghost of Christmas Future
 Mean and scary
 Shows Scrooge the future
 Shows Scrooge his lonely future grave
Fred
 Scrooge’s nephew
 Wants Scrooge to be part of his family
Name: ______________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________
About the Author:
Charles Dickens
1. How many siblings did Charles Dickens have?
a. Six
b. one
c. none
2. Why was Charles forced to leave school?
a. He was too sick to attend
b. The family was deeply in debt
c. His father didn’t want him to go to school
3. What happened to Charles after his father was put
in prison because of his debt?
a. He went back to school
b. He ran away
c. He had to start working at a factory
4. Why did Dickens have “a sincere concern for the
poor and disadvantaged?”
a. Because he had always been rich
b. Because he wanted to get rid of them
c. Because he knew what it was like
5. How did A Christmas Carol change Christmas
traditions in England?
a. People stopped giving presents
b. People began decorating trees and
celebrating with family feasts
c. Snow became an important part of the
tradition
Modified Chapter Questions
The Story:
1. Stave is another word for chapter, which is a division in a
book that splits it into parts.
2. How many staves are in this story?
A. One ( 1 ) Stave
B. Five ( 5 ) Staves
C. Ten ( 10 ) Staves
3. What is the setting (time and place) of the story?
A. What city and country?
________________________________________
B. What holiday season?
_________________________________________
C. What year?
_________________________________________
4. What kind of story is this?
A. Fiction
B. Biography
C. Nonfiction
Stave 1
“Marley’s Ghost”
1. Who was Marley?
Marley was ____________________’s business partner.
A. Is Marley still alive?
________________________
2. What kind of business were they in together?
________________________ - or finance company
3. Circle the character traits that describe Scrooge when we
first meet him.
Happy
Greedy
lonely
Mean
Giving
Selfish
Friendly
Caring
loving
4. What was the weather like?
A. Cold, bleak and foggy
B. Warm and sunny
C. Hot but pouring rain
5. Why was Bob Cratchit so cold?
A. Because Bob was always cold
B. Because Scrooge would not let him put any more coal
on the fire because he did not want to waste money.
C. Because he had forgotten his jacket
6. Who came to wish Scrooge a “Merry Christmas”?
_____________________________, his nephew.
7. How did Scrooge answer?
_______________________________________
8. Why did Fred come to see his uncle?
To wish him a ___________________________________________
and to invite him to ____________________________. But Scrooge
said no.
9. After Fred, who came to the office?
Two men collecting money for ______________________, but
Scrooge gave them _________________________.
10. What was Scrooge’s house like?
A. Beautiful and full of people
B. Small but welcoming
C. Big, dark, empty and gloomy
11. What did Scrooge see on the knocker of the door?
The face of __________________________________, his old partner.
12. What were the second and third strange things that
happened?
Marley’s face showed up on _______________________________.
Then ______________________ started ringing.
13. Why does Jacob Marley visit Scrooge?
A. To tell him about the spirits that are coming to see him
B. Because he missed him
C. To tell him about a secret treasure
14. How many spirits will visit Scrooge? _____________________
15. How did the ghost leave?
A. Out the door
B. He just disappeared
C. He went through the window
16. What is the meaning of Marley’s chains?
Every link stood for something that he did ___________________ in
his life.
Stave 2
The First of the Three Spirits
The Ghost of Christmas Past
1. What surprised Scrooge when the clock chimed?
A. That it was light outside
B. That he had slept through a whole day
C. That the ghost had not appeared
2. What was Scrooge expecting to happen at 1 O’clock?
A. The world to end
B. Marley to come back
C. The first ghost to appear
3. What was the Ghost of Christmas Past like?
A. A mean and rough man
B. A child like old man
C. A beautiful young woman
4. Where does the spirit take Scrooge first?
A. To his old house
B. To his old school
C. To his work
5. Where do they go next?
A. To his boarding school
B. To his elementary school
C. To his family home
6. What was the third place that they went?
The warehouse where he was an ___________________
to Fezziwig.
7. Where did they go for the fourth scene?
To his office, where _____________________ broke off
their engagement because he cared more about
__________________ than he cared about her.
8. What was the fifth place that they went to?
To _________________’s home where she talks about
______________ with her ______________________.
9. At Last, where did Scrooge find himself?
A. Back at his childhood home
B. Back at his current home
C. Back with Belle
Stave 3
“The Second of the Three Spirits”
The Ghost of Christmas Present
1. How does the second ghost arrive?
A. He appeared right when the bell tolled
B. Scrooge found him sitting atop a pile of gold
C. He never arrived
2. What was the second spirit like?
A. A friendly giant in green robes
B. A small boy in black
C. A scary and cruel white ghost
3. Where did Scrooge and the spirit go first?
A. To Scrooge’s childhood home
B. To his nephew’s house
C. To the Cratchit’s house
4. How many children are there in the Cratchit family?
_____________________________
5. What was their Christmas like?
A. Sad because no one was there
B. Wonderful because they were Warm, loving and
happy
C. Terrible because everyone was fighting
6. Where did the spirit take Scrooge next?
A moor where _______________ lived and were having a
________________ Christmas.
7. Where did they stop next?
A ___________________________ where two hardworking
men celebrated Christmas together.
8. What was the next scene?
A ________________________ moving through rough waters,
where every person on board still had
_____________________ spirit.
9. Where did they finally stop?
A. Fred’s house
B. Scrooge’s house
C. Scrooge’s work
10.
Who are the children?
The boy stands for _________________________, and the girl for
__________________.
Stave 4
“The Last of the spirits”
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to come (Future)
1. What is the last spirit like?
A. Gloomy and dark, can only see one hand
underneath dark robes
B. Friendly and bright
C. Kind and young
2. What is the name of this spirit?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
3. How does the spirit act towards Scrooge?
A. He is friendly and talkative
B. He is cruel and vicious
C. He doesn’t talk at all, only points
4. Where did they go first?
A. City streets where Scrooge used to work
B. Scrooge’s childhood home
C. The Cratchit’s house
5. Who is dead? __________________________
6. What did the businessmen call Scrooge?
A. A jerk
B. Old Scratch
C. Old Buddy
7. Where did the ghost take Scrooge next?
A. Beetling Shop
B. Butcher shop
C. Scrooge’s work
8. Who seems to run this place?
Old _________________
9. What is the purpose of the undertaker, Mrs. Dilbur, and
Charwoman’s visit?
A. To mourn Scrooge
B. To Steal Scrooge’s things
C. To show their love for Scrooge
10.
What has happened to Tiny Tim?
A. He has fully recovered
B. He has fallen ill
C. He has died
11.
At what particular thing does the phantom point?
A. Scrooge’s family
B. Tiny Tim’s grave
C. Scrooge’s gravestone
12.
What does Scrooge promise the phantom?
A. That he will change
B. That he will kill him
C. That he has given up
Stave 5
“The End of it ALL”
1. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up the next morning?
A. Excited, happy and relieved for another chance
B. Angry that they bothered him at all
C. Scared that they might come back
2. What did Scrooge learn?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. Where did he send the boy?
To send a _______________________ to the house of
______________________________________.
4. What took place at the office the next morning?
A. Scrooge fired Bob
B. Scrooge yelled at Bob
C. Scrooge gave Bob a raise
5. What did Bob think at first?
A. That he was joking
B. That he wasn’t really going to give him the raise
C. That he wasn’t giving him enough of a raise
6. What happened to Tiny Tim?
A. He still died young
B. He didn’t die young because of Scrooge
C. He ran away from home
7. What are Tiny Tim’s Famous last words?
_____________________________________________________________
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